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Simple video doorbell software recommendations? (self.homeassistant)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Heavybell to c/homeassistant

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So I'd like to have a video doorbell set up so that it communicates locally with my HA, raising an event when the button is pressed, allowing me to watch its audio and video stream live, and speak back to whoever is at the door. Ideally either from the browser or my phone, when I'm at home or not.

I don't care about motion sensing or AI or even NVR functions really. What software do I need? Should I bother going through the process of setting up Frigate or is there something simpler that would do the job?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You could also set up a local NTP server, and block them entirely.
Currently, I have mine set with an invalid gateway, and blocked from the internet to be sure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I didn't ponder it when setting the cameras up, but after writing these posts I was planning to do just that when I'm back at home.